Family

Pilgrimage of Bones

Islana let Madaya take the lead. The girl was pretty confident in the hospitality of her people. This group that seemed to be a family.

The children spotted you first as you approach the camp, shouting and pointing excitedly. The three men in the group stood up, and shooed the youngsters away, gauging the area around you. Bandits and brigands were known to use women and children in distress to make travelers lower their guards.

The one in the lead, a dark skinned burly looking man, told you to stop before asking for your names and what you business was out here.

Before any of you could answer, an older woman with gray hair walked past him, smacking him in the back of the head, and invited you into the camp.

She looked at the two of you with clear wonder in her eyes. Two women walking alone in the desert towards Gra'akast could only mean one thing. Penitents in the Pilgrimage of Bones.

Wonderment turned to surprised as her eyes moved from Madaya to Islana, noticing the colour of her skin and hair.

"Blessed be the Twins and their miracles..." She whispered leading the two to the fire...